Grant Achatz and Ferran Adrià are two of the world’s most acclaimed chefs. They’re also both in the midst of new projects — the former is experimenting with cocktails, while the latter is collaborating with…Disney?! We’ve got the exclusive scoops here. What’s the deal with vegan cheese? Poke? Shiso? We covered those topics as well this week. And yes, chicken-fried watermelon really is a thing — we’ve got the recipe to prove it. Speaking of recipes, you don’t want to miss out on our garlic-cheddar buttermilk biscuits. Or our expert guides to eating vegetarian food in Cuba and pigging out on France’s Emerald Coast. All that and more on this week’s Hot Topics on Food Republic.